Drivers Seat Belt

gazcaz · 21st February 2019, 16:35

Hi peeps my drivers side seat belt has decided to take approx 6 minutes to re coil , any quick fix or complete strip down ?

suzublu · 21st February 2019, 16:50

Spray some Mr Sheen on it

gazcaz · 21st February 2019, 17:40

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Originally Posted by suzublu

Spray some Mr Sheen on it

Okay so un reel all of the belt then spray going back in ? will it not stain my clothes ?

bendrick · 21st February 2019, 17:54

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Originally Posted by suzublu

Spray some Mr Sheen on it

I did this on my reluctant retracting seatbelt the other day after reading advice to do so on here.

It has definitely improved the situation, the seatbelt still isn't retracting quite as fast as I would like but it's fair to say that it rewinds at a much faster rate than previously and has improved to the extent that it is no longer the irritating niggle that it had been for some time.

bendrick · 21st February 2019, 18:00

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Originally Posted by gazcaz

Okay so un reel all of the belt then spray going back in ? will it not stain my clothes ?

It's probably best if you invest in a new driving coat made of wood bark as I did.

A modest drive will give it a lovely deep shine, a pine aroma and as an added bonus removes any coffee cup rings, leaving you the smartest, shiniest, best smelling man in town.

markypicks · 21st February 2019, 18:04

unreel the belt put a clothes peg at the top to stop the belt from recoiling then give it some mr sheen or silicone spray rgds mark

Nantwich 75 · 21st February 2019, 18:19

Some people have unreeled the belt fully and then washed it in a bucket of water using detergent.

markypicks · 21st February 2019, 18:24

hi yes agreed with that my brother did the same and used bold powder for clothes in a warm bucket of water and let it soak dried it out, it worked a treat

Arctic · 22nd February 2019, 08:57

Change it as over time the spring gets weak, and they do not return as good as when new.

The dust and grime builds up in the seatbelt mechanism, so all the above will help so will a good clean of the dust & grime, also make sure the belt is not twisted, if so pull out to full length and rotate the top part nearest to your shoulder.

Mickyboy · 22nd February 2019, 09:22

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Originally Posted by Arctic

Change it as over time the spring gets weak, and they do not return as good as when new.

The dust and grime builds up in the seatbelt mechanism, so all the above will help so will a good clean of the dust & grime, also make sure the belt is not twisted, if so pull out to full length and rotate the top part nearest to your shoulder.

Completely agree with Steve, I see this quite a lot when the spring goes weak.
Mick

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